But the elder Sutherland is happy he's finally being honoured for his long standing career.

He adds, "It's lovely. You're 75 years old. It's different from what it is if you're a young person in the full flush of your career when your future's ahead of you. My future is behind me so when you're my age and you go for a drive, you pass the cemetery, you turn and look. You're window shopping!

"I was thinking about this thing (Walk of Fame honour) on Hollywood Boulevard and I realised I was going to have my stone and the great thing about this one is I will be able to visit it. The other one (grave headstone) I won't, I'll be under it."